Reviews

The Push by Ashley Audrain

jessicamariefox's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

allison__'s review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I both could barely put this down and had a horrible miserable time reading it

I spent the majority of this book thinking that Blythe was an unreliable narrator, that she was projecting her negative feelings about motherhood onto her daughter. 

But after I put it down, I couldn't stop thinking about how much Blythe questioned her own sanity and perception of things. She was isolated - all she really had was Fox, a husband who invalidated her in so many subtle, insidious ways. He spent their marriage alternating between love bombing her and convincing her that she was the problem and no one else, all while permitting and enabling Violet's bad behaviour. He ignored and dismissed any evidence that gave credence to Blythe's concerns, and I found myself dismissing all that evidence too until that last chapter.

It's like Fox had gotten into my head too, making me question what I was reading, the way Blythe questioned her own experiences.

jeri's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Disturbing 

sjay4ester's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

bibliophreak's review against another edition

4.0

excellent two-day read, but not particularly memorable

this was a lie, its been almost a year and i still think about it all the time

maceegenovese's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

5.0

skinful's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

beaniebabybecca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kdbert's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

emiliamaria's review against another edition

4.0

Nie wiem z jednej strony jest to bardzo interesujący portret psychologiczny kobiety-matki, która poprzez traumę generacyjna nie jest w stanie kochać swojego dziecka, ale z drugiej strony zakończenie, które ostatecznie sugeruje, że to, co przez całą książkę budowała autorka, jest jednak tym, co wydawało się przez cały czas bohaterce. Oczywiście można uważać, że przecież Blythe przekonała wszystkich, że córka jest psychopatką, więc Gemma też w to wierzy, jednak sugeruje to zakończenie, że to córka jest faktycznie tą „złą”. Nie licząc tego zakończenia, książka ta byłaby niesamowitym stadium dziecka-kobiety zranionej, z traumą, która odciska się na niej w późniejszym życiu, tak jak na jej matce i babci. Mając to, więc w świadomości, wolę właśnie tak interpretować to zakończenie.